Lake Merwin with the Hendersons

We got to see our good friends, the Hendersons, a couple of times this summer at Lake Merwin. They live in Salem, but have a [wonderful] tradition of spending a weekend in our neck of the woods with their sailboat. It was great to spend time with them. We enjoyed their company most of all, but I think everyone in my family enjoyed the sailboat, and everyone in their family enjoyed the speedboat. For a great post with lots of fun pics, see http://familyblog.adrielhenderson.com/2012/07/camping-lake-merwin.html

The boys loved swimming and log-balancing with Abby, while Ascha and Mim loved playing closer to shore together. My favorite swimming area moment came when Aric was pestering David, who is going to be a high school sophomore this year. Aric filled a water blaster with water and soaked David's street clothes as he was trying to hang out in the shade. Miss Christina said, "You do realize, don't you, Aric, that he can pick you up and throw you in the water?" Aric's eyes got huge and he asked, incredulous, "He CAN?" He then ran to the lake, filled a squirt gun, brought it to David, and begged David to squirt him so they'd be even.